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What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
very well, and PvCO2 ... Differences #Versus #Comparison ... #PH #PCO2 #Studies
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
looks like (pH, PaCO2 ... #Correlation #Comparison ... #pH #pCO2 #Diagnosis
PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES

#Diagnosis #Neurology #Peripheral #Nerves #UpperLimbs #Extremity #BrachialPlexus #Roots #Injuries #Deficits #Radial #Median #Ulnar #Axillary
#Diagnosis #Neurology ... Musculocutaneous #Comparison
Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
anatomic position • Urologic ... #Paraphimosis #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Urology
Anatomy of Vegetative State, Locked-in Syndrome and Brainstem Death

#LockedIn #Syndrome #BrainDeath #Comparison #Diagnosis #Neurology #Vegetative
Syndrome #BrainDeath #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
GHOST CAP - Neuro ICU Checklist Mnemonic
G - Glycemia
H - Hemoglobin
O - Oxygen
S - Sodium
T -
Pressure P - PaCO2 ... GHOSTCAP #NeuroICU #neurology
Cushing's Reflex - Pathophysiology
HYPERTENSION with a reflex BRADYCARDIA
 → ↑ ICP 
 → ↓ CBF
 →
→ ↑ Cerebral [CO2 ... Pathophysiology #neurology
Gait Abnormalities Illustrated
 • Spastic paraparetic gait
 • Parkinsonian gait
 • Cerebellar ataxic gait
 • Frontal
Abnormalities #comparison ... #diagnosis #neurology
PLACO Mnemonic - Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
P - Determine the pH
L - Labs: PCO2 & HCO3
A
pH L - Labs: PCO2 ... Base #diagnosis #nephrology
Physical exam findings of various ocular palsies; image courtesy of the BMJ

R 3rd nerve palsy
R 4th
CNIII #CNIV #CNVI #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Chart #Comparison